Non-clogging salt-shaker.



J. GULY. NON-SLOGGING SALT SHAKER. APPLIQATION FILED MAY z, 1910.

979,263. Patented Dee. 2o, 1910.

JACOB CULY, OF DRAIN, OREGON.

NONCLOGGING SALT-SHAKER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

Application tiled May 2, 1910. Serial No. 558,935.

To all fwwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB CULY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Drain, in the county of Douglas and State of Oregon, have'inventedcertainnew and useful Improvements in Non-@logging Salt-Shakers, ofwhichthe following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to condiment holders and primarily toA saltholders, or the' like, which are provided with a itators for looseningthe salt, or other coniment.

This invention has in view the provision of means whereby a condimentwill be freed from the inner surface of the holder besides loosening andpulverizing the saine. t

For a full understanding of4 the present invention reference is to behad to the following description and drawings in which Figure l is avertical section of the pres-Q ent device, parts thereof being left inele-I vation; Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on line 2-2 of l; Fig. 3is a detail perspective of the base anda the agitators.

ln the accompanying drawings l indicates?l the body or barrel of theholder, the same being provided at one endv with external screw threads,and at the opposite end thereof with internal screw threads. Detachablysecured to the barrel by means of external threads is the top or cap EZ,the said cap being provided with discharge openings, YVithin said cap isa perforated plate 4, the perforations of the said plate being similarlyplaced, and of the same size and number as the openings in the cap, sothat when the plate isin one position the openings. of the cap coincidewith those of the said plate, and when theplate is turnedto anotherposition the discharge openings may be wholly closed. Projecting fromthe edge of the plate 4, and through a slot in the side of the cap Q, 1san arm 5 for operating said plate. An agitator 9 is carried by the capprojecting partially through the said cap,

and forming a sliding connection for the plate.

The base 8 has the upper portion G threaded for securing the same in thebarrel 1, and

Athe lower portion 7 conically shaped forming a wide supporting surfacefor the holder. Extending vertically from the ed e of the threadedportion are a plurality o triangu larly-shaped fingers 8 serving a dualpur.- pose-to scrape freeing the condiment that has adhered thereto, andalso loosening the remainder of the condimentin the barrel.

To operate the Scrapers, the base is -unscrewed partially andthenscrewed tight again, the said movement operating the Scrapers forthe purpose herein set forth.

It will be seen that lby unscrewing the base 3, the fingers of theScrapers 8 are given a longitudinal movement besides a rotary one, thesidesfof the barrel and clearing the condiment therefrom. will also beseen from the shap'e of the lingers that there willxbe no clogging ofthe condiment between the lingers and the barrel, as theslanting orbeveled sides of the fingers tend to shift the side of the barrel thus`thusproducing a shearing action againstor force the condiment inwardtowardthe center of t-he holder.

,What is claimed as new is In a condiment holder the combination with .abarrel provided at one terminal with internal screwthreads, of a siftertop detachably secured thereto, an agitator cen-- trally seluredl tosaid top and extending downward into the barrel, a removable base havingupwardly extending Scrapers secured thereto adapted to engage. the innersurface of the barrel, said base being provided with external screw1threads to coperate with the threaded portionof the -barrel forretaining the base to the barrel and also iinparting rotary,longitudinal, shearing action to said Scrapers.

ln testimony whereof I aiiix mv signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB CULY. Witnesses:

HENRY P. Hom., M. R. RYAN.,

